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Windows XP when it was first released had such a positive
buzzzzzz around it that you thought it would be able to
leap small buildings in a single bound, that it would be
able to run faster than a locomotive, that it would have
a girlfriend named Lois!!!! Once you installed XP
it basically looks like a fancy version of Windows 98...alright
so you don't know what's so good about it and I remember
the first day I installed XP I stopped and thought, "This
is what everyone was screaming about?" It took
me a week before I started to see what was so great about
Windows XP and I think that the best feature in Windows
XP would be the System Restore function.
Most Windows XP users probably haven't had the opportunity
to try System Restore, or for that matter, they probably
didn't even realize Windows XP came with such a function.
So, what is System Restore? Basically it's a time
machine for you computer. Let me explain, say your
computer was working just fine a few days ago, but alas
today it doesn't work at all...could it have been that
download you installed? EGAD, what can you do to
fix this...well you use System Restore. Basically
System Restore takes a daily snapshot of your computer
and stores it there. If your computer should suddenly
not work one day all you have to do is go to System Restore
and pick a day or a restore point for your computer (basically
a day where your computer was working) and then the computer
will reboot and be like new again or at least like a day
ago when it was working. So, here's what you do:
Step 1:
Go
to Start--->All Programs---->Accessories--->System
Tools--->System Restore
Once you do this it will open up program that looks like
this:
There will be two
options on this first page:
- Restore my computer
to an earlier time
- Create a restore point
If you want
to restore you computer make sure you have that filled
in and click next. The second option is good if
you want to manually create a restore point before doing
something dramatic to your system. So, there are
two important options here, but, lets continue with restoring
you computer back to a previous day. Click Next...after
doing so you'll get a window that looks like this:
Oh cool, a calendar, yes that has a listing of all the
restore points, basically you can restore your computer
to weeks earlier, but I don't recommend that, especially
if you've installed a lot of software in that time.
Basically pick a day or two before, this will get you
back to a working computer without having the hassle of
installing lots of software again. Then you click
Next...it will ask you if you want to restore and then
it will reboot your computer...once your computer reboots
it will be rebooting to what your computer looked like
a few days ago. There you have it!!! Now isn't
that cool? I mean if there is any feature that I
tell people about XP it's the System Restore function.
I've used it once already after I installed some flaky
software a friend recommended, ughhh, but System Restore
had me smiling in just one reboot. It's a good thing...gee
I suddenly feel like Martha Stewart, hmm, you think I
should try some illegal stock dealings now? hehe,
umm, never mind. |
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